Vancouver Island dominates list of Canada's top beaches

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Six Vancouver Island beaches are among a list Canadian Geographic Travel magazine has created of the Top 25 beaches in Canada for the May edition of its publication.

Chesterman, MacKenzie and Long beaches, all on the west coast of the Island between Tofino and Ucluelet, were picked for the list, which senior editor Patricia D'Souza said was chosen to represent the entire country and a wide range of beaches.

The list, which is not ranked in any particular order, is in the form of a photo essay, she added.

British Columbia is home to seven of the top beaches, and another four come from Ontario. Every province and territory has at least one beach on the list except the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.